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School of Management Queens University Belfast Interest-Based Bargaining 18 th April 2013

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School of ManagementQueens University Belfast

Interest-Based Bargaining

18th April 2013

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Background and Definition

Interest-Based Bargaining: Background and Definition

– from USA to Ireland

Instances from Irish public sector

Strengths and weaknesses

Conclusions

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Background and Definition

Walton and McKersie’s ‘behavioural theory’

FMCS ‘PAST’ Model developed by Jerry Barrett

Partnership in 1990s/2000s

Desire/need to have alternative to adversarial

bargaining

Experimentation

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Three Episodes

Voluntary body and a modest organisational

change

Nurses’ hours and rosters

State company and absenteeism issue

Health agency and contractual issues

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Conclusions

Purposes served by interest-based approach

Effectiveness or not?

Explanatory factors:

context/issues/parties/others

Perspectives on effectiveness: management,

union, joint

Conclusions

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School of ManagementQueens University Belfast

Interest-Based Bargaining

18th April 2013